After a brief break of less than eight days for some, the Laois senior and intermediate football championships are back for Round 2.
And our Talking Sport Podcast is back to look ahead to the weekend action.
We have a first...
After plenty of Junior 'C' and Junior 'B' action in recent days, the first senior game of the week is due to take place tonight.
With the floodlights in MW Hire O'Moore Park still out of action, the game will...
MOUNTRATH
July Medal on August 21-23
Kindly sponsored by Telfords Mountrath
John Buggie (8) 65 (back 6)
Pat Keogh (16) 65
Gross - Niall Hearns 69
Declan O'Donoghue (15) 66 (back 9)
Shane Conroy (5) 66
CSS- Friday - 71; Saturday -...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Scully
Ridge rd, Portlaoise, Laois
Scully,John, Ridge Rd., Portlaoise, September 2nd 2020. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family in the tender care of the staff of...
The Killeshin Hotel & Leisure Club is delighted to be open again following the latest local lockdown. To celebrate this we are launching two new specials in our Cedar Bar.
We want to put the fun back into casual dining...
Sarsfields 5-14 St Conleth's 3-9
Laois Ladies Senior Football Championship Round 3
Sarsfields are into the semi finals of the Ladies senior football championship following a 11 point win over St Conleth's in Courtwood tonight.
The Mountmellick based outfit led by ten...
There has been a total of 89 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
53 of today's cases are in Dublin, 15 in Limerick, and the remaining 21 cases are Clare, Cork, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Longford,...
The games are back in full flow after the partial lockdown and we are now down to the business end of the season.
On Friday night Abbeyleix Athletic fly the Laois flag as they take on Willow Park in the...
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is currently consulting on the future development of visitor opportunities in the Slieve Bloom Mountains Nature Reserve.
Already offering a range of recreation opportunities,...
A person in Laois could be waking up a whole lot richer this morning.
That is because a winning Euromillions ticket, worth €50,000, was sold yesterday.
The lucky ticket was sold in Ryan's Centra in Ballyroan and the shop posted the...
New car sales in Laois in August were down just over 4% on the same month last year, in line with figures across the country as the motor industry struggles to recover in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
There...
Ah Junior C - never, ever change!
Last night saw Round 1 of the Laois Shopping Centre Junior 'C' football championship with eight games taking place at venues across the county.
Not only were the games highly dramatic - they also...
What would we do without good journalism?
Gradually over the last number of years we found out about the abuse in the church, the Magdalene Laundries and the industrial schools. We found out about the barefaced corruption in banks and...
In the last week since the partial lockdown was lifted and GAA games got back under way, players right across the county have gotten a taste of what it is like to playing in front of no supporters.
One such...
€1,196,000 under the Government’s July Stimulus Funding for Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation Measures has been allocated to Laois.
This money will be used to fund the provision of temporary pedestrianisation of Main Street, Portlaoise and also on substantial...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bridie Allen
Serenity Lodge, Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Laois / Walsh Island, Offaly
Formerly of Alvernia House Portlaoise and Garrymona Walsh Island County Offaly. Peacefully at the Regional Hospital Portaoise. Loving...
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) is a key resource for the almost 7,000 active enterprises in Laois and Offaly, working with them to understand the region’s skills requirements, develop a future pipeline of talent to meet...
St Brigid's 0-13 Timahoe 2-7
Laois Ladies SFC Round 4
It was honours even in Ballylinan this evening as St Brigid's and Timahoe played out a very entertaining affair which had a thrilling finish.
Both sides will feel they could have won...
There has been a total of 217 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today. This is the highest single figure increase since May.
Of today's cases, 103 are in Dublin, 25 in Kildare, 17 in Limerick, 17...
Almost 80% of Leaving Cert student's estimated grades will remain the same - Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced.
The remainder will be either reduced (17%) or increased (4%). However, overall, Minister Foley said the results, which will be...
As of today, the new Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) replaces the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. (TWSS)
The EWSS will allow employers to seek wage subsidies for a broader range of workers, including new hires and seasonal workers.
However, the maximum...
There was great excitement in Portlaoise College as the school welcomed 168 First Year Students to start their second level education.
This is the highest ever number of students entering First Year at Portlaoise College.
With students looking pristine in their...
It was a busy weekend of hurling and our Talking Sport podcast is reflective of that.
After Rosenallis's shock win over Camross in the Laois senior hurling championship we're joined by John Lennon to look back on the game.
He talks...
Midlands Park Hotel are delighted to re-open their doors once again in Portlaoise town centre.
The hotel was forced to close their doors for two weeks when the Government announced a localised lockdown for Laois, Kildare & Offaly due to...
A Laois doctor has called on parents not to dose their children with paracetamol or ibuprofen and send them to school if they feel their child is unwell.
Dr Sumi Dunne, who is from Portarlington, made the call at last...
The publication of a new book has resulted in two politicians entering into something of a war of words over Twitter.
Former Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan and former Minister for Sport Shane Ross traded blows over the social media...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Dave Conroy
Derrycloney, Mountmellick, Laois
The death has occurred of David Conroy, Derrycloney, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, former Mountmellick Town Councillor and employee of Laois Co. Council.
Died peacefully at Midlands...
Abbeyleix AFC's U-19 squad secured an impressive CCFL Division 1 title recently following a convincing win over a Clara side who themselves were within touching distance of securing league honours.
This Abbeyleix team have been playing together for a number...
Another extremely busy week of GAA action is ahead once again.
It is back to football now though as the ladies and men's competitions resume.
Check them out below:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
All Games 6.45pm unless stated; First Team Home unless stated
Ladies Senior...
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